space cadet swami Posted April 21, 2012 Hi guys, Any input would be great...should Loph seed be soaked before sowing. Current set up is : - small fish tank with about 1cm of water in bottom - 30mm of vermiculite on top of - rock wool cube on top, with seed sat on top of cube - heat pad under tank, flouro above tank lid. - 26/28 deg. with thermostat. - seeds are put in glass jar & shaken for 5 mins. - question is, should seed be soaked before sown ? Help please... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
saguaro Posted April 21, 2012 hey, I have had success germinating them without ever having to soak them. all I did was lay them on moist seed raising mix and kept the environment in the propagator warm and very humid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waterboy 2.0 Posted April 21, 2012 Look into the "Takeaway Tek" method, works a treat for cacti. WB 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stillman Posted April 21, 2012 takeaway tech is the best for my climate defiantly, but in saying that I have had all sorts of trouble with lophs they seem to be my white whale I get very low germination rates compared to other sp I don't know why? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zelly Posted April 21, 2012 I get very low germination rates compared to other sp I don't know why? Apparently you've never germed any of my seeds. Many people report 98-100% germination rates. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
space cadet swami Posted April 21, 2012 Apparently you've never germed any of my seeds. Many people report 98-100% germination rates. will b keeping an eye out for ur seed in the future, if that's the case "zelly". 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
